Baby, it's cold outside!

Sorry I haven't written a post in so long. When you have a wedding and then a honeymoon to write about, nothing else seems as exciting! But we're still here, and we're still married :) Here's a little re-cap of what we've been up to (besides staying warm in this uncomfortably cold weather):

Because Nelson's grandmother and uncle were still in Houston and it's very rare to spend Christmas with them, we decided to spend the holiday apart. I wanted to be with my mom and Lindsay since it was our first Christmas without G. I know that sounds sad and depressing to spend our first Christmas as a married couple in different cities, but I figured it was ok since we weren't separating kids or anything. I spent Christmas Eve with my dad and Grandma at my aunt and uncle's house.

And then spent Christmas Day with my mom. Nelson and I got some super exciting gifts, including a broom and dust pan, little space heater, and toilet bowl brush - woohoo!!! Being adults that own a house is so awesome :)

We also celebrated my dad's birthday a couple days later. Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Another really fun house story (I think God is testing Nelson's patience): our sewage pipe backed up the day we were supposed to leave for Houston! Luckily it didn't back up into the house, but we couldn't flush toilets and Nelson couldn't shower. We finally made it to Houston Saturday night after a plumber came to clear it out. While in Houston, we had dinner with his grandmother's friend in Chinatown and had a New Year's Eve dinner at Taste of Texas. For our first New Year's as a married couple, we joined Dennis and his cousin from Korea at a couple house parties. 

This past weekend, my sister had her first (of many) baby shower! Her women's running group hosted it, and it was a brunch shower (complete with white people breakfast casserole). It was great meeting all the girls Lindsay runs with and seeing all the tiny, adorable, blue clothes :)

Saturday night, Nelson and I celebrated my friend, Beth's, birthday at Bess Bistro (that's alliteration, if I ever saw it). Sadly, Sandy wasn't there - we're thinking she was with Louis in NOLA. None of us had ever been there, so it was fun trying a new restaurant. Afterwards, we went next door to Little Woodrow's for a bit. Happy Birthday, Beth!

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year!